A 7-DAY EMAIL COURSE · THE WISDOM STUDIO
You said yes.
Now let's make sure
you're ready.
Yes, But First… is a 7-day email course for engaged couples who want more than a beautiful wedding. It's for the ones who want a real marriage.
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You've picked the venue. You've chosen the flowers. You've spent more hours than you want to count on seating charts and centerpieces and whether to do a first look.
And somewhere in the middle of all of it, you've pushed the important conversations to later.
Later, when things slow down. Later, when the wedding is over. Later, when you're actually married and there's more time.
Here's what I've learned after years of working with couples: later is harder. The conversations you avoid before the wedding don't disappear. They show up after, louder, with stakes attached. Money. Children. How you each handle conflict. What you each need to feel genuinely loved. What it means to grow and change inside a committed relationship.
These aren't things to figure out as you go. They're things to know before you walk down the aisle.
WHAT "YES BUT FIRST" IS
Not whether you should
get married.
It's about going in clear.
Seven days. Seven conversations. The kind that most couples don't have until they're already in the thick of it.
You won't finish this course in a state of romantic certainty - that's not what it's for. You'll finish feeling something more useful: clarity. You'll know what's running smoothly. You'll know what could use a little tune-up.
By Day 7, you won't just feel hopeful. You'll be ready.
WHAT'S INSIDE
Not a list of lessons.
A map of each other.
Across seven days, you and your partner move through the conversations that matter most, not as topics to check off, but as shifts that change how you understand each other.
By the end of the week, you'll know how each of you handles real conflict, what you each carry around money, which family patterns you're bringing into this marriage without realizing it, what each of you needs to feel like yourselves inside a committed relationship, and where you're genuinely aligned on the decisions that become real once you're married.
That's not a list of lessons. It's a map of each other.
Each day includes a short video from me, about 90 seconds, a reflection prompt, and a conversation guide for the two of you. You'll also get a companion workbook you can write in together, something you'll keep.
ABOUT LORELEI
The couples who fare best aren't the ones who never struggled.
I've spent years sitting across from couples, first as a counselor, now as a coach. Some were planning weddings. Some were rebuilding marriages. Some were somewhere in between.
The couples who fare best aren't the ones who never struggled. They're the ones who had the real conversations early, before the stakes got complicated.
I'm not here to tell you what your marriage should look like. This course is here to help you figure out what you actually want it to be.
Yes, But First— free for engaged couples.
Enter your email below and Day 1 arrives tomorrow morning. Six more days follow, one at a time, each with a short video, a reflection, and a conversation to have together.
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QUESTIONS
What couples ask before they start.
We already communicate well. Is this still for us?
Good communication is essential, and you're ahead of the game if you already have it. This isn't about fixing something broken. It's about covering ground that most couples skip, even the ones who talk openly.
My partner isn't into journaling or self-reflection. Will they engage with this?
The prompts are direct and conversational, not abstract. They're built to feel like a real discussion, not homework.
We've been together for years and know each other well. Do we still need this?
Knowing someone well and knowing what they believe about money, family, conflict, and growth are different things. Living together tells you about daily life. This course goes underneath that.
You've said yes to the person.
Say yes to the preparation.
Yes, But First… is seven days, free, and it may be one of the most useful things you do before
your wedding.
If this week opens something up for you, if you find yourself wanting to go deeper, Before You Say I Do is where we do that work fully. But start here. See what seven days can do.
THE WISDOM STUDIO
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